How it all Began...
Annie and Jan started to support Kwasa through the nursery school they ran, West Green, in 2010. Starting with pupil letter exchanges, in 2012 we formed West Green Charity to help Sharron move Kwasa from an informal pre-school, to her vision of a high quality Pre-Primary (and eventual) High School.
Sharron is a trustee of our charity, along with Annie and Jan, and Phil and Rich. We do not draw salaries or expenses, and we have no paid employees. Biographies of the five of us are below:
Rich Benton
Trustee and Chair
An entrepreneur, accountant and businessman, Rich discovered social entrepreneurship when he became trustee and Chair of UnLtd in the UK. He is a supporter for LifeCoUnLtd South Africa, and an active funder for Kwasa’s growth from pre-school into a full 3-18 Kwasa College.
Annie Benton
Trustee
Retired co-owner and manager of West Green Nursery School, Annie has taught adult, secondary and pre-school students. With Jan and the parents and children of West Green, she has for a number of years supported Sharron and Kwasa.
Sharron Dinnie
Trustee
Retired Rector at St Peter and Pauls Anglican church in Springs, Gauteng, SA, Sharron is the driving force behind Kwasa. Her vision is for a Kwasa college providing pre-school, primary and secondary education for the children from the informal settlement of Daggafontein on the outskirts of Springs.
Dr. Phil Hancock
Trustee
An aeronautical engineer, Phil was, until recently, a Reader in Fluid Mechanics at the University of Surrey. He is a supporter of Kwasa through his support of West Green Nursery, and his active role in the links between the Holy Trinity parish, Guildford, and the parish of St Peter and Paul, Springs.
Jan Hancock
Trustee
Retired co-owner and manager of West Green Nursery School, Jan has taught primary, secondary and pre-school students. With Annie and the parents and children of West Green, and also through her work in the Holy Trinity parish, Guildford, she has for a number of years supported Sharron and Kwasa
Other Person
Trustee
An aeronautical engineer, Phil is a Reader in Fluid Mechanics at the University of Surrey. He is a supporter of Kwasa through his support of West Green Nursery, and his active role in the links between the Holy Trinity parish, Guildford, and the parish of St Peter and Paul, Springs.
Other Person
Trustee
Co-owner and manager of West Green Nursery School, Jan has taught primary, secondary and pre-school students. With Annie and the parents and children of West Green, and also through her work in the Holy Trinity parish, Guildford, she has for a number of years supported Sharron and Kwasa
Other Person
Trustee
Rector at St Peter and Pauls Anglican church in Springs, Gauteng, SA, Sharron is the driving force behind Kwasa. Her vision is for a Kwasa college providing pre-school, primary and secondary education for the children from the informal settlement of Daggafontein on the outskirts of Springs.
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